Although there have been several attempts to bottle it, none have been wholly successful, as its refreshing taste and characteristic head require mixing of the ingredients just before drinking.

Stanley Auster, who claims that his grandfather invented the beverage, has said that the origins of the name are "lost in time.

[7] Food historian Andrew Smith writes: "During the 1880s, a popular specialty was made with chocolate syrup, cream, and raw eggs mixed into soda water.

"[8] Another explanation comes from reports that it grew out of a request for chocolat et crème from someone, possibly the actor Boris Thomashefsky[9] (who had experienced a similar drink in Paris.

)[10][11] His heavy accent altered the name into something like "egg cream," which then developed into the current term.